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2014-04-26 14:52:28 +00:00
showstopper
2014-04-26 15:54:15 +00:00
n. A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation
effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be fixed before development
can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical use, which
refers to something stunningly good.